Because Geeks

Spreading the message that science is cool. Posts coming to you from Vancouver by laygeek Diane.

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.@NASAJPL encourages girls to dream big

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Can you generate aesthetically pleasing, symmetrical curves with two numbers and a simple mathematical function?

Cool and pretty at the same time. 

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jtotheizzoe provides some clarity on commonly confused and misinterpreted science terms. 

Check out the episode for a more in-depth explanation: Theory vs. Hypothesis vs. Law…Explained!

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Some people try to attack things like evolution by natural selection and man-made climate change by saying “Oh, that’s just a THEORY!” Yes, they are both theories. Stop saying it like it’s a bad thing! It’s time we learn the difference between a fact, a theory, a hypothesis, and a scientific law.

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Want your kids to learn another language? Teach them code

Computer coding should be thought of as teaching children another language. If they get the basics right at an early age, who knows where their new-found language skills can take them.

Good advice for adults too. 

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20 PhD Students Dumb Down Their Thesis Just For Us.

Science is awesome.

It’s hard to pick a favourite but I like “People sometimes think about animals as if they're people. People like those animals a little more than regular animals. Except when they don't. I can't believe they gave me a PhD.”

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My Clock is Not a Bomb, and Other Tales of Threat-Free Tinkering

Today’s edition of Irrational Fear is Squishing Science left me pondering: What projects have you been working on that would get you hassled by the wire-fearful? And could you actually build a clock without looking up instructions?

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This LEGO Large Hadron Collider Needs to Become Real

Out on LEGO Ideas right now: a science lesson in plastic brick form.

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Playing Mozart’s Piano Pieces as Mozart Did

A music scholar plays classical piano pieces with techniques that 19th-century performers learned, producing a markedly different effect that researchers are studying.

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Canadian astronaut Julie Payette aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, July 29, 2009. (NASA)

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Meet the badass woman who will put humans on Mars

Former MIT professor Dava Newman was sworn in as NASA’s second-in-command in May.

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If you think women in tech is just a pipeline problem, you haven’t been paying attention

According to the Harvard Business Review, 41% of women working in tech eventually end up leaving the field (compared to …

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TODAY IN HISTORY – On June 18, 1983, the Space Shuttle Challenger carried astronaut Sally Ride to Earth orbit, launching her into history as the first American woman in space. It was seventh space shuttle mission, lasting 6 days, 2 hours, 23 minutes, 59 seconds. When the Challenger came home, Dr. Ride told reporters, “I’m sure it was the most fun that I’ll ever have in my life.”

(NASA/Scienceblogs)

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52 Years Ago Today, Valentina Tereshkova Became The First Woman In Space “If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can’t they fly in space?” - Valentina Tereshkova On June 16th, 1963, Vostok 6 was launched by Roscosmos with the intention of collecting data on the female body’s reaction to spaceflight, and Valentina Tereshkova would become the first woman to enter space. During the nearly three day mission, Vostok 6 orbited the Earth 48 times, and Valentina Tereshkova proved that females react to the spaceflight in the same manner as her male counterparts. Sources: 1. Today In History, Valentina Tereshkova Became The First Woman In Space http://www.popsci.com/today-history-valentina-tereshkova-became-first-woman-space 2. Why The Soviets Beat The U.S. In Sending A Woman To Space http://time.com/3891625/first-woman-space/

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This is an awkward blend of rejecting the sexy nerd cliche while reinforcing it but it's definitely an interesting read.

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A compassionate look at the dinosaur.